Introduced by Rep. Robert Genetski (R) on February 7, 2012To provide a “template” or “place holder” for a Fiscal Year 2011-2012 “Omnibus” school aid, higher education and community colleges budget. This bill contains no appropriations, but may be amended at a later date to include them. Official Text and Analysis.

Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on February 7, 2012

Reported in the House on April 24, 2012With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Substitute offered in the House on April 26, 2012To adopt a version of this budget that expresses the fiscal and policy preferences of the Republican-majority in the House on various spending items and programs.

Amendment offered by Rep. Aric Nesbitt (R) on April 26, 2012To revise details of a particular school aid formula related to Proposal A.

The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on April 26, 2012

Amendment offered by Rep. Tom McMillin (R) on April 26, 2012To revise details of how money set aside for certain performance-related "incentive grants" will be distributed if the full amount is not used to provide these grants.

The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on April 26, 2012

Amendment offered by Rep. Deb Shaughnessy (R) on April 26, 2012To revise details of how money set aside for certain performance-related "incentive grants" will be distributed if the full amount is not used to provide these grants.

The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on April 26, 2012

Amendment offered by Rep. Bill Rogers (R) on April 26, 2012To allow certain funds allocated to reduce class sizes in K through 6th grade, to be used in all grades.

The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on April 26, 2012

Amendment offered by Rep. Bill Rogers (R) on April 26, 2012To establish that charter schools are considered to have met an extra "incentive grant" requirment to allow students who live in any other school district to attend school in a different disrict if it has space.

Amendment offered by Rep. Ellen Lipton (D) on April 26, 2012To not use tax revenues earmarked to the state School Aid Fund in next year's community colleges budget, but instead use non-earmarked revenue. Although the state constitution explicitly authorizes using SAF money for higher education, the public school establishment contends that the 1994 Proposal A initiative earmarking a sales tax increase to the SAF means it can only be used for K-12 schools.

The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on April 26, 2012

Amendment offered by Rep. Timothy Bledsoe (D) on April 26, 2012To only require school districts to meet five rather than six of the conditions needed to obtain additional "incentive grant" revenue. These include things like more student tracking, more transparency measures, letting students take some community college courses for credit, etc.

The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on April 26, 2012

Amendment offered by Rep. Sean McCann (D) on April 26, 2012To increase by $20 million funding to school districts that have more students from poor households (indicated by eligibility for the federal free lunch program), and which offer full-day kindergarten.

The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on April 26, 2012

Amendment offered by Rep. Ellen Lipton (D) on April 26, 2012To consider the records of all school contracts with outside vendors, including the financial records of any subcontractors, as "public records" no different than government documents, and subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.

The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on April 26, 2012

Amendment offered by Rep. Sean McCann (D) on April 26, 2012To add around $12 million in spending for community colleges, and use less School Aid Fund money and more General Fund money in the community colleges budget.

The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on April 26, 2012

Amendment offered by Rep. Joan Bauer (D) on April 26, 2012To increased higher education spending, and not make part of the money contingent on universities meeting certain "incentive grant" requirements.

The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on April 26, 2012

Amendment offered by Rep. Joan Bauer (D) on April 26, 2012To add $1.5 million in spending for the MSU cooperative extension service and agricultural research operation.

Amendment offered by Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D) on April 26, 2012To assert as the “intent of the legislature” that state universities “not collaborate in any manner with a nonprofit worker center whose documented activities include coercion through protest, demonstration, or organization against a Michigan business.” This refers to an organization called the “Restaurant Opportunities Center of Michigan,” which recently organized a protest by U of M students against a restaurant they claim violated laws prohibiting employment for a wage less than the minimum mandated by the government.

The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on April 26, 2012

Amendment offered by Rep. Tim Greimel (D) on April 26, 2012To increase by $617 million the level of public school spending proposed by this budget.

The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on April 26, 2012

Amendment offered by Rep. Patrick Somerville (R) on April 26, 2012To increase funding for a particular school district.

The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on April 26, 2012

Amendment offered by Rep. Lisa Lyons (R) on April 26, 2012To revise how funding is allocated for full-day kindergarten programs.

The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on April 26, 2012

Passed 56 to 54 in the House on April 26, 2012. See Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No".The House version of the school aid, community college and university budgets for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1, 2012. A separate House budget authorizes the rest of state government spending (House Bill 5365). This bill would appropriate $12.816 billion for K-12 public schools, compared to $12.659 billion originally authorized for this year.

The bill also appropriates $1.399 billion for state universities, compared to $1.364 billion enacted for this year. Community colleges would get $294 million, vs. $283 million this year.

Passed 58 to 51 in the House on June 1, 2012. See Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No".(same description)The final version of the K-12 school aid, community college and university budgets for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1, 2012. House Bill 5365 authorizes the rest of state government spending. This bill would appropriate $12.944 billion for K-12 public schools, compared to $12.359 billion the previous year.

The bill also appropriates $1.399 billion for state universities, compared to $1.364 billion the previous year, and $294 million for community colleges vs. $283 million. Of these amounts, $1.798 billion is federal money, vs. $1.829 billion the previous year

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Received in the Senate on June 5, 2012The final version of the K-12 school aid, community college and university budgets for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1, 2012. House Bill 5365 authorizes the rest of state government spending. This bill would appropriate $12.944 billion for K-12 public schools, compared to $12.359 billion the previous year.

The bill also appropriates $1.399 billion for state universities, compared to $1.364 billion the previous year, and $294 million for community colleges vs. $283 million. Of these amounts, $1.798 billion is federal money, vs. $1.829 billion the previous year.